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Headright
A headright is a legal grant of land, usually to settlers moving into an uninhabited area. Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen British colonies in North America; the Virginia Company of London granted headrights to settlers, and the Plymouth Company followed suit.
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